Chapter 22 Reminiscences of Mr. Guo's Return to the Country

Mr. Zheng Yimei, in the article about Mr. Guo’s return from Japan in disguise, mentioned that Jin Zutong once wrote a novel-style "Secret of Guo Moruo's Return to China" under the pen name "Yin Chen".I haven't had the opportunity to read this secret note yet, so of course I won't talk about the content here.If Mr. Zheng hadn't revealed the pseudonym, even if I had the chance to meet him, I probably wouldn't have guessed that "Yin Chen" was Jin Zutong.But once it is said and done, this pseudonym is a bit clueless when you think about it. It turned out that he was very interested in oracle bone inscriptions and Jinshi archeology. He was studying in Japan at that time. tour. The pseudonym "Yin Chen" is obviously related to oracle bone inscriptions, because the inscriptions on the tortoiseshell and ox bones are all inscriptions of the Yin people. "Yin Chen" refers to the dust of the Yin people, so at a glance, it is known that this pen name was drawn up by someone who is interested in Jinshi archaeology.

Even Guo Lao is the same.At that time, he could not use his real name to publish articles in China, so he had to use a pen name.He translated American Sinclair novels, such as "The Slaughterhouse" and "Kerosene", using the pseudonym "Yican Man".He published some articles on Chinese bronze inscriptions in "Oriental Magazine", signed with "Dingtang".Judging from the characters used for his pen name at this time, "Ding", "Yi", and "Kan", it can also be seen that he has a strong interest in ancient Chinese cultural relics and classics.

Of course, considering that the name Mr. Guo used when he was studying in Japan was "Guo Kaizhen", it can also be said that these pseudonyms have a little relationship with the real name he used when he was a student. Back then, Guo Lao disguised himself and changed his name to flee Japan. I don't know what name he used on the ship.Is Yin Chen's "Guo Moruo's Return to the Country Secret" mentioned?In fact, he left Japan and returned to Shanghai at that time, which had already been arranged in China.Therefore, when the ship arrived at Huishan Wharf in Hongkou, someone had already picked it up and opened a room for him in the Cangzhou Hotel. Later, he rented a place to live in the French Concession.

When Mr. Guo returned to Shanghai, the Shanghai Kuomintang officials still hung the signboard of "Unite to save the country" and shouted the slogan of "United Front". Therefore, they also joined the Cultural World Salvation Association.At that time, Mr. Guo abandoned his home in Japan and returned to the country to go to the country together. This was a major event in the cultural circles. The National Salvation Association in the cultural circles once held a welcome meeting at the Nanshi Public Education Center.I was there with him that day.Because it was still early, I visited the Temple of the City God and sat in the tea house of the Temple of the City God.

The welcome party was a great success.Officials have always wanted to control the venue, but have not been able to do so.The young people who attended the meeting applauded every word of Mr. Guo, and kept singing salvation songs before and after the meeting.